PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hussle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alves
vs
Hussle

175 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
184 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hussle!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hussle.
Alves moves out of range of the strikes.
Hussle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alves checks it well.
Hussle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alves is out of range.
Alves blocks the body kick.
Hussle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alves tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hussle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hussle throws a low kick, looking for Alves's leg but Alves calmly moves out of range.
Alves moves away from the strike by Hussle.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Hussle pushes him off.
Hussle tries to land a leg kick but Alves saw it coming and moves away.

Alves clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hussle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hussle working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Hussle to work.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
Hussle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Hussle.
Hussle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alves up against the cage.
Hussle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hussle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvess head.
Hussle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alves.
Hussle avoids the elbow strike from Alves, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alves.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hussle.
Alves working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hussle.
Hussle taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Hussle on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alves trying to stall but Hussle improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Hussle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hussle has Alves pushed against the cage.
Alves blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Hussle.
Hussle lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Alves.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hussle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussle misses with some punches.
Alves lands an elbow just above Hussle 's eye.
Hussle leaning against his opponent.
Our sources have told us that Alves has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hussle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hussle lands a shoulder strike.
Hussle blocks an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hussle.

Hussle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick.
Hussle lands with a cross.
Hussle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mike Hussle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Hussle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Hussle.
Hussle misses with a low kick as Alves jumps back.
Alves looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussle connects with an inside leg kick.
Alves takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alves tries to clinch there but Hussle circles away.
Alves checks a leg kick nicely.
Hussle throws the kick towards the body but Alves avoids it.
Alves appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hussle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick.
Hussle lands a right hook to the body.
Hussle throws a sloppy body shot
and Alves counters with an inside leg kick.
Hussle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussle scores with a decent looking hook.
Alves tries to clinch up.
Hussle lands a nice hook to Alves's body. Alves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hussle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hussle lands a really nice looking cross but Alves seems unphased.
Some bone on bone action there as Alves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hussle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hussle. That's going to slow Alves down.
Hussle thows a body kick. Alves tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hussle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Mike Hussle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves takes one to the chin there.
Hussle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alves.
The fighters circling - Hussle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussle throws a front kick that sends Alves stumbling back into the cage.
Alves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hussle throws a low kick but Alves moves out of range easily.
Alves moves out of range as Hussle strikes.
Alves looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hussle misses with a hook to the body
and Alves counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hussle's knee momentarily.
Hussle throws a body kick that misses.
Alves tried to counter with a leg kick but Hussle avoided it.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussle throws out the jab.
Alves appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hussle with a hook.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Hussle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hussle throws a big counter head kick but Alves avoids it with no problem.
Hussle scores with a hook to the body. Alves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hussle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alves throws a head kick that half lands.
Hussle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alves moves out of range as Hussle strikes.
Alves feints and then cracks Hussle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hussle down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussle's corner calls for a 1-2. Hussle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Hussle circles away.
Hussle takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A good leg kick by Hussle.
Hussle thuds his right hand into Alves's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussle is looking to slow Alves down with leg kicks.
Hussle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alves counters with a nice leg kick.
Hussle throws a head kick that misses.
Hussle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hussle digs a good body shot into Alves's ribs.
Hussle avoids a kick to the body.
Hussle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alves appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hussle tried to score with a low kick but Alves checks it.
Alves closes the distance but Hussle moves to the side
and Hussle counters with a straight right hand.
Hussle throws a front kick aimed at Alves's knee but Alves avoids it well.
Alves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alves looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Hussle pushes him off.
Alves wants to clinch.
Hussle throws out a counter right but Alves avoids it with no problem.
Hussle tried to score with a low kick but Alves checks it.
Hussle throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a leg kick.
Hussle lands a slapping body shot.
Alves moves away from the strike by Hussle.
Alves half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hussle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hussle connects with a leg kick. Alves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hussle lands a jab to the nose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hussle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hussle throws a head kick that misses.

Alves gets a clinch.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Hussle.
Hussle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alves or not.
A hook to the body from Hussle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hussle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Hussle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hussle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hussle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hussle swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hussle.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick from Hussle.
Alves feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hussle throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.

Alves pushes Hussle up against the cage in a clinch.
Hussle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hussle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves looking to slow down the pace here.
Hussle tries to throw a body punch but Alves avoids it by throwing Hussle back against the cage.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves looking to slow down the pace here.
Alves trying to stall but Hussle improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Hussle.
Hussle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alves connects with a knee to the head.
Hussle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alves creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hussle taking a breather.
Mike Hussle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hussle.
Hussle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Hussle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Hussle breaks from the clinch.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hussle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hussle tries a quick counter leg kick but Alves is wise to it.
Alves throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hussle tries a head kick but it misses.
Hussle throws a big shot that misses.
Alves fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hussle just manages to avoid it.
Hussle cracks Alves with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hussle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Hussle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hussle lands a nice shot that snaps Alves's head back.
Alves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hussle throws a hook but Alves blocks it.
Alves appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hussle lands with an overhand left.
Alves tries to clinch
and Hussle counters with a nice body shot.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hussle throws out the jab.
Alves half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hussle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hussle throws a body shot but no joy.
Hussle works Alves's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Alves misses.
Alves staying out of range there.
Alves tries to clinch up but Hussle circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves motions for Hussle to come forward. Alves throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hussle tests Alves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alves!
Alves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alves jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hussle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hussle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussle scores with a jab.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses Hussle's front leg but catches the back leg as Hussle tries to avoid it.
Nice cross by Hussle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hussle throws a front kick aimed at Alves's knee but Alves avoids it well.
Alves takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alves dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hussle. That did some damage!
Alves looks to clinch
and Hussle counters with a straight right hand.
Hussle throws a head kick that misses.
Hussle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alves.
Mike Hussle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hussle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hussle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hussle!
A less than humble Mike Hussle misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.